Dispensing container



Dec. 15, 1942. H. A. FlNK DISPENSING-CONTAINER Filed Aug. 19, 1940 (72:5; Fry-oxwnshs Patented Dec. 15, 1942 DISPENSING CONTAINER Henry A. Fink, Pelham Manor, N. Y., assignor to 7 Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application August 19, 1940, Serial No. 353,294

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful "improvements in dispensing containers, and more particularly to improvements in a container having a closure and a pouring spout adapted to be attached thereto for dispensing the contents of the container.

operate with the pouring spout for rescaling the container after the scored portion on the bung closure has been removed. Containers of this type are generally used for dispensing various fluids and a container of this general type is shown in United States Letters Patent No.

2,196,426, issued to Frank J. OBrien on April 9,

1940. The present invention is concerned with a form of dispensing container which is particularly adapted for use with syrup or other liquids which become tacky or sticky.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing container of the above type wherein the friction closing plug makes substantially a line contact with the container so as to reduce the tendency of the plug to stick to the container, thus facilitating removal thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dispensing container of the above type wherein the pouring spout is provided with an inward bead within the bung closure, this inward bead being relatively small and providing substantially a line contact for the friction closing plug.

The above and other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the container with the pouring spout attached thereto, the pouring spout being shown in dotted lines disposed within the side wall of the container.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1, partly in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side view, in section, showing the bung closure, the pouring spout and the friction closing plug in assembled position.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, one form of the invention is shown for purposes of illustration. There is shown a container having a rectangular body portion 10 to which a can end I l is secured by the usual double seam l2 or the like. It is to be clearly understood that the body portion of the container may be of any desired shape and that the can end ll may be secured thereto in any suitable manner. The can end is depressed substantially within the upper end of the body portion and is provided with an upstanding neck portion l3 which extends around the edge of a filling opening therein.

A cup-shaped bung closure 14 is provided for closing the filling opening in the can end and this bung closure includes a cylindrical and substantially vertical wall portion I5 and a bottom closing wall portion l6 which is disposed substantially in line with the surface of the can end. The free edge lia of the wall portion I5 is shaped to overlie and engage the free end of the neck portion 13 on the can end and may be secured thereto in any suitable manner. The cylindrical wall portion lion the bung closure is provided with an inward projection, preferably in the form of an inwardly extending annular rib ll, which is illustrated as being disposed intermediate the ends of the wall portion 15 on the bung closure and spaced above the bottom wall It thereof. This inward bead ll provides a holding rib or shoulder for removably and rotatably securing the pouring spout to the container in a manner to be hereinafter more fully pointed out. The bottom wall portion 16 of the bung closure includes a central portion 16a which is defined by a score line l8 and. this central portion is adapted to be removed in order to provide a dispensing opening through which the contents of the container may be poured.

A pouring spout is is constructed so that it may be'readily attached to the bung closure and is provided with a pouring lip 20 and a depending cylindrical wall portion 2i. The depending cylindrical wall portion 2l is adapted to fit within the wall portion I5 of the bung closure and the bottom of the cylindrical wall portion 2| is provided with a relatively small inwaidly curled bead 22 which is substantially closed. The inner edge 22a of the bead 22 is for the purpose of providing substantially a line contact for a friction'closing plug 23. The inner edge 22a of the bead 22 is disposed approximately above the score line IS on the bottom wall l6 of the bung closure. The depending wall portion 21 of the pouring spout is cut to provide a plurality of outwardly extending lugs 24 which are adapted to snap beneath the rib ll on the bung closure so as to removably maintain the pouring spout in position and to also permit rotation of the pouring spout relative to the can end.

The friction closure 23 is in the form of a plug having a bottom closing wall 25 and an upstanding cylindrical wall portion 26. The free edge of the cylindrical wall portion 26 is provided with a strengthening bead 21. This friction plug 23 is adapted to be positioned within the cylindrical wall portion 2| of the pouring spout in such a manner that the outer surface of the cylindrical wall portion 26 thereof will frictionally engage and make line contact with the inner surface 22a of the, bead 22 on the pouring spout.

When the container has been filled and the bung closure I4 secured to the upstanding neck portion [3 on the can end, the pouring spout 19 may be attached directly to the bung closure, or it may be furnished separately for subsequent attachment thereto. Similarly, the friction closing plug 23 maybe attached within the: pouring spout and thus transported as a unit. In attaching. the. pouring spout l9, to the bung closure, it is forced. inwardly of the bung closure so. that projections or. lugs 2.4 will snap, beneath the rib I] and thus. provide a snap connection between the bung. and the spout. Thus, the pouring spout can be rotated relative to. the can end so that the lip portion 20 will extend over the double. seamv in a dispensing position. or so that itmay'be. disposed within the side wall ofthe container, as shown byv the dotted lines in Figure. 1.

When it is desired to dispense. thecontents of the container, onany. portion thereof, the friction closing. plug. 23. is removed fromv engagement. with the bead 22. on the pouring spout.

The central. portion Ilia. on the bottom. of the bung closure is punched and. removed. along. the score line. l8 so as. to providev a, dispensing opening. The contents. of. the container. may. now be poured through the pouringlip 20. over. the edge. of the container. If. only a portion of the contents is. to. be dispensed, the. friction. closing plug. 23 may be again fitted. within the pouring spout so as. to. close the dispensing opening through the bung closure. As indicatedv above,

the cylindrical wall portion 26.. of the closing plug 23 makes substantially a line contact with the inner edge 22a of the bead 22 on the pouring spout so as to minimize the tendency. ofsyrup or similar fluid to cause the closing plug to stick in the. rescaled position. The bead 22 on the pouring spout is slightly resilient. and the closing plug 23 is forced within the same so as to afford tight friction sealing contact.

' From the foregoing description, it willbe seen that the present invention provides a highly efficient dispensing container which is particularly adapted for use with syrup or other fluids which tend to become sticky. The pouring spout is connected to the bung closure for rotation relative thereto so that it may be swung inwardly of the double seamaround the end. of thecontainer. In a dispensing. position, the pouring spout extends just over. the double seam. When thescored portion of the bungv isremoved. for

providing a dispensing opening, the contents may be poured therethrough and through the open bottom end of the vertical wall portion of the spout. When it is desired to reseal the container, the closing plug is inserted within the cylindrical skirt portion of the spout so as to make friction contact with the inward bead around the bottom edge thereof This inward bead is slightly flexible so as to assure a tight sealing contact entirely around the vertical wall portion of the plug. The innermost edge 22a of the bead 22 provides a line surface so that the closing plug will make substantially a line contact therewith. With such a construction, the tendency of the sticky fluid. to prevent reopening of the container is reduced in that the closing plug, because of the line sealing contact, can be readily reopened. The bottom surface of the inward head 22 also makes substantially a line contact around the remaining surface of the bottom closing wall 16; on the bung closure so as to facilitate rotation ofthe pouring spout from operative. to inoperative positions. The bead 2 2 is substantial,- ly a closed, bead so as to, prevent accumulation of fluid although the bead is slightly resilient so as to insure tight seal contact entirely around the closing plug.

While one form of the invention has been shown. for purposes of illustration, it is. to be clearly understood that various changes in the details of constructionand arrangement of. parts may be made v without departing from the scope of the invention as. set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A on ainer comprisinga. body. portion, a. container end secured to said body portion and having an opening therethrough surrounded by an upstanding. neck portion, a cupeshaped closure for the opening and secured to said neck portion with. thesidewalh of said cup-shaped closure provided.- with. an inwardly projecting peripheral ribintermediate theends thereof, thebottom of said cup-shaped. closure. being. scored! to. permit removal thereof for. dispensing the contents of the container, a spout having. a. pouring lip and an open-ended depending. wall portion extending intothe cup-shaped closure with the said depending. wall portion cut and shaped. to form outwardly extending. spring. lugs-adapted tov snap beneath the rib. on thecup-shaped closure, the depending. wall portion of said spout also hay..- ing the bottom edge thereof below the lugs rolled inwardly and outwardly. toprovide abead contacting with. the bottom. of the cup-shaped closure and having the innermost. surface thereof extending. inwardly of the saidwall portion, and a frictionplug adapted toeXtend-withinthe wall portionof the spout and. making line. frictional contact With the innermost surface of; said. head for spacing the wall of the friction. plug in.- wardly from the.inner..surfa.ce. of. thewall portion. of said. spout. whereby to.limit. the contacting area. substantially to. a line. contact when the containenis closed. in order torreducethe tendency for the. friction plugtostick whenempploying. tacky materials.

HENRY A. EINK. 

